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Hekabe served the [[Covenant]] loyally during its [[Human-Covenant War|war]] with [[humanity]]. When the [[Great Schism]] broke out in late [[2552]], he was counted among a list of major chieftains that could be relied upon by the [[Prophet of Truth]]. He commanded an {{Class|ORS|heavy cruiser}}, ''[[Gathering of Praise|Foebane]]'', at this time. Hekabe took the ''Gathering of Praise'' to [[Earth]], where it participated in the [[Battle for Earth|battle]] raging there. When the [[Portal at Voi|Excession]] was activated by the union of it and the Covenant's [[Forerunner]] [[keyship]], he trailed Truth through the portal to [[Installation 00]]. Upon arrival at the Ark, a handful of ships were under Hekabe's command. The [[Sangheili]] [[Fleet of Retribution]] surrounded these ships and destroyed them, along with close to the entirety of Hekabe's familial clan, many members of which were aboard at the time. During the [[Battle of Installation 00|battle]] at the Ark, he broke away from the rest of the Covenant forces and landed on its surface. Prior knowledge he had gained of the existence of a fabled artifact which he believed could be found on the installation had provided Hekabe's true motivation for embarking on the desperate extragalactic journey. Hekabe's faith was rewarded that day, as he managed to retrieve the device he sought, the [[Vertex]]. His prize secured, he abandoned the other Covenant forces and began the long voyage back to the [[Milky Way]]. In the following years, rumors spread of Hekabe and the powerful object he had supposedly come into possession of at the Ark. By [[2557]], the leader of the [[Spartan-IV]] [[Fireteam Apollo]] recommended that his risk level be upgraded and that an investigation into his activities be conducted.<ref>'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''' #5</ref>